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Indonesia, India sign defence deal on long‑range missiles
JAKARTA, July 7 — India will supply Indonesia with long-range missiles, an Indian official said today as their leaders agreed to deepen ties in defence, critical minerals and other areas. […]
Tens of thousands without power after super typhoon hits Guam, Northern Marianas
HAGATNA, July 7 — Tens of thousands of people were without power today on Guam and the Northern Marianas after a super typhoon tore through the US Pacific territories, with […]
Xi calls for ‘all out’ rescue as storms, tornadoes and landslide kill 15, injure hundreds and displace thousands in China
BEIJING, July 7 — The death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 today, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, […]
Builder of Myanmar condo destroyed in quake jailed for 5 years
YANGON, July 7 — The builder of a Myanmar condominium which collapsed killing more than 200 people during a devastating earthquake last year has been sentenced to five years in prison, […]
South Korean law targeting false online information takes effect
SEOUL, July 7 — South Korea began enforcing today a revised law targeting false information posted online, toughening penalties for repeat offenders despite concerns over the impact on free speech. […]
Hong Kong to sentence activist Joshua Wong in September
HONG KONG, July 7 — Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong — already serving a years-long jail term for subversion — will be sentenced in September in a separate […]
Democrats push key US Senate candidate to quit over sex assault claim
WASHINGTON, July 7 — Top Democrats called on scandal-hit US Senate candidate Graham Platner to quit the race yesterday after a sexual assault allegation threatened to derail one of the party’s […]
Unlucky gamble: Vietnam police bust US$133m World Cup betting rings
HANOI, July 7 — Vietnamese police said today they had arrested 85 people linked to two “exceptionally large-scale” betting rings worth a combined US$133 million (RM542 million), as the government cracks […]
Trump touts latest White House renovation: A new helipad
WASHINGTON, July 7 — US President Donald Trump today confirmed that work was underway to build a “beautiful” new helipad at the White House, in his latest personally directed redesign […]
How US is using cash and threats to dump migrants in Africa
ABUJA, July 7 — It began with threats of US visa bans on a swathe of African nations. Then Washington started to scatter migrants from all over the world to various […]